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Urgent: Phishing Scam Notice-May 16, 2013

Faculty, Staff, and Students,
The Help Desk was recently notified of yet another phishing scam email that targets students, faculty, and staff of Wright State University. The message looks like a receipt for an order placed at Walmart's website, and has all of the key elements of an official Walmart receipt. However, by looking at the message, you can see that it is from an email address that is not affiliated with Walmart. It will also not have your personal shipping address, but instead another address. If you receive a receipt email from Walmart and you don't recall placing an order with the company, the message is most likely spam and not an official receipt from Walmart. You should not click on any of the links or enter any of your personal or financial information.

If you are in doubt about the receipt, you can call Walmart's customer service number to question the receipt. You can also contact the CaTS Help Desk for further assistance. You can reach us by phone at (937) 775-4827, or send us an email at helpdesk@wright.edu.